but the bottom line is medicaid expansion is a key part of this law. this could be an attempt to start scaling back expectations when other democrats want to see progress by the end of 2014 in those midterm expectations. >> ed, thank you. >>> back when the website went online for the first time, october 1st, we gave correspondent peter doocy the job of testing it out. and despite his best efforts, it has not gone well. tonight peter has an update. >> reporter: today is the biggest internet shopping day of the year. and websites for america's largest online retailers have been working just fine. but what about the new and improved healthcare.gov? so the white house says they have now doubled the capacity of healthcare.gov so 50,000 consumers can simultaneously shop. right now it's midday on cyber monday. i'd like to apply now to health coverage. i'll select my state, which is virginia, down close to the bottom. apply online. and too many visitors. now, there is an option to leave your e-mail and ask for a one-time message when healthcare.gov is ready fo